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Miller Corporation has a premium bond making semiannual payments. The bond pays

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Question

Miller Corporation has a premium bond making semiannual payments. The bond pays a coupon of 7 percent, has a YTM of 5 percent, and has 13 years to maturity. The Modigliani Company has a discount bond making semiannual payments. This bond pays a coupon of 5 percent, has a YTM of 7 percent, and also has 13 years to maturity. What is the price of each bond today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Price of Miller Corporation bond $

Price of Modigliani Company bond $

If interest rates remain unchanged, what do you expect the prices of these bonds to be 1 year from now? In 4 years? In 9 years? In 11 years? In 13 years? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Price of bond

Miller Corporation Bond/ Modigliani Company Bond

1 year $ $

4 years $ $

9 years $ $

11 years $ $

13 years $ $

Explanation / Answer

Price of bond = (C*((1-(1/((1+i)^n)))/i))+(m/((1+i)^n)

Where

C=Coupan payment
i=Required yield
m=parvalue
n=no of coupan payment

Miller

Modigilani

Coupan

7%

5%

YTM

5%

7%

Period

13years

13 years

coupan payment

semi annual

semi annual

Today

Miller

1189.506111

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^26)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^26))

Modigilani

831.0964774

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^26)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^26))

1 year from now

Miller

1178.849858

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^24)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^24))

Modigilani

839.416324

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^24)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^24))

In 4 years

Miller

1143.533636

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^18)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^18))

Modigilani

868.1031827

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^18)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^18))

In 9 years

Miller

1071.701372

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^8)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^8))

Modigilani

931.2604446

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^8)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^8))

In 11 years

Miller

1037.619742

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^4)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^4))

Modigilani

963.2692079

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^4)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^4))

Miller

Modigilani

Coupan

7%

5%

YTM

5%

7%

Period

13years

13 years

coupan payment

semi annual

semi annual

Today

Miller

1189.506111

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^26)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^26))

Modigilani

831.0964774

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^26)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^26))

1 year from now

Miller

1178.849858

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^24)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^24))

Modigilani

839.416324

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^24)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^24))

In 4 years

Miller

1143.533636

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^18)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^18))

Modigilani

868.1031827

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^18)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^18))

In 9 years

Miller

1071.701372

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^8)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^8))

Modigilani

931.2604446

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^8)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^8))

In 11 years

Miller

1037.619742

(35*((1-(1/((1+0.025)^4)))/0.025))+(1000/((1+0.025)^4))

Modigilani

963.2692079

(25*((1-(1/((1+0.035)^4)))/0.035))+(1000/((1+0.035)^4))